VNU-HCM to become leading research centre

HCM CITY (VNS)— Viet Nam National University-HCM City (VNU-HCM) aims to become the leading research-based university in the country by 2020, its director said yesterday at a workshop in HCM City.

Dr Phan Thanh Binh said that his university is currently building facilities and changing its management styles in order to achieve the target.

Faculties and centres that meet certain standards will be chosen for pilot investment, and even with these faculties, key disciplines will be prioritised for being taken to higher levels with the aim of achieving international recognition, the university said. — VNS